Treponema presence

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Postmenopausal breast cancer risk

downin humans1OR 0.37

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Treponema presence is associated with postmenopausal breast cancer risk in humans (OR 0.37; 95% CI 0.17–0.78).
“In this subgroup, some previously reported associations, like the inverse association with the presence of Treponema (OR = 0.37; 95% CI = 0.17-0.78), were replicated.”
HumansWomen diagnosed within 2 years (29% of cases)within 2 years after sample collectionfemales
Few mouth microbe links to breast cancer in US women after menopause
Journal of oral microbiology9 Oct 2026

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Few mouth microbe links to breast cancer in US women after menopause

An observational study compared 318 postmenopausal women who later developed breast cancer with 318 matched controls and found mostly no associations.An observational study compared 318 postmenopausal women who later developed breast cancer with 318 matched controls and found mostly no associations.

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